Objective Optical-infrared astronomy in Europe is in a state of transition and opportunity, with the goal of a viable structured European scale community in sight. A strong astronomical community requires access to state of the art infrastructures (telescopes), equipped with the best possible instrumentation, and with that access being open to all on a basis of competitive excellence. Further, the community needs training in optimal use of those facilities to be available to all, Critically, it needs a viable operational model, with long-term support from the national agencies, to operate those infrastructures. The most important need for most astronomers is to have open access to a viable set of medium aperture telescopes, with excellent facilities, complemented by superb instrumentation on the extant large telescopes, while working towards next generation instrumentation on the future flagship, the European Extremely Large Telescope. OPTICON has made a substantial contribution to preparing the realisation of that ambition. OPTICON supported R&D has, and is developing critical next-generation technology, to enhance future instrumentation on all telescopes. The big immediate challenge is to retain a viable set of well-equipped medium aperture telescopes. The present project is to make the proof of principle that such a situation is possible - a situation developed by OPTICON under its previous contracts, in collaboration with the EC supported strategy network ASTRONET - and set the stage for the step to full implementation. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomy Programme(s) FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures Topic(s) INFRA-2012-1.1.25. - Research Infrastructures for optical/IR astronomy Call for proposal FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-CSA-Infra - Combination of CP and CSA Coordinator THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE EU contribution € 573 325,25 Address TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS CB2 1TN Cambridge United Kingdom See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Renata Schaeffer (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (25) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 2 091 391,08 Address RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Elisabeth Kohler (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ASTROFISICA Italy EU contribution € 680 900,40 Address VIALE DEL PARCO MELLINI 84 00136 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Alessandra Scaffidi Abbate (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Germany EU contribution € 587 989,56 Address HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 80539 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Hans-Walter Rix (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 1 058 702,09 Address Polaris House North Star Avenue SN2 1SZ SWINDON See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact John Davies (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY - ESO EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Germany EU contribution No data Address Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 85748 Garching See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Landkreis Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Patrick Geeraert (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution No data Address CALLE SERRANO 117 28006 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Alberto Sereno Alvarez (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES France EU contribution € 431 380,00 Address CHEMIN DE LA HUNIERE 91120 Palaiseau See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Essonne Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Thierry Fusco (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING ASTRONOMISCH ONDERZOEK IN NEDERLAND Netherlands EU contribution € 130 719,75 Address Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 7991PD DWINGELOO See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Janneke Wubs-Komdeur (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS Spain EU contribution € 123 178,32 Address CALLE VIA LACTEA 38205 San Cristobal De La Laguna See on map Region Canarias Canarias Tenerife Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jesus Burgos Martin (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY Australia EU contribution € 531 106,80 Address BINARA STREET INDUSTRY HOUSE 10 2601 CANBERRA CITY ACT See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Neville Legg (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION Sweden EU contribution € 342 740,80 Address LUND OBSERVATORY, SOLVEGATAN 27 221 00 LUND See on map Region Södra Sverige Sydsverige Skåne län Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Johannes Andersen (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ETHNIKO ASTEROSKOPEIO ATHINON Greece EU contribution € 5 000,00 Address LOFOS NYMFON 11810 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Ioannis Daglis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 155 449,34 Address RODNEY STREET 2 EGERTON COURT L3 5UX Liverpool See on map Region North West (England) Merseyside Liverpool Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andrew Young (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO Portugal EU contribution € 336 500,00 Address PRACA GOMES TEIXEIRA 4099-002 Porto See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mafalda Soeiro (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website 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Administrative Contact Mari Vahey (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR ASTROPHYSIK POTSDAM (AIP) Germany EU contribution € 171 999,60 Address AN DER STERNWARTE 16 14482 Potsdam See on map Region Brandenburg Brandenburg Potsdam Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Herbert Klein (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKI Poland EU contribution € 29 999,59 Address KRAKOWSKIE PRZEDMIESCIE 26/28 00-927 WARSZAWA See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lukasz Wyrzykowski (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN Netherlands EU contribution € 77 200,00 Address RAPENBURG 70 2311 EZ Leiden See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ton Brouwer (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 72 999,60 Address Riccarton EH14 4AS Edinburgh See on map Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Eva Olszewska-Day (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF BATH United Kingdom EU contribution € 72 999,60 Address CLAVERTON DOWN BA2 7AY Bath See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Hazel Wallis (Ms.) Links 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